Hiut teases kimono-inspired, sankuzushi-woven jeans
Cardigan, Wales-based Hiut Denim has broadcasted its creation of 100 pairs of sankuzushi (or lattice)-woven jeans, inspired by the traditional Japanese kimono.
Sankuzushi (‘san’ meaning three) is a crosshatch pattern, typically made up of alternating horizontal and vertical sets of three lines.
The short run - available in both Hiut’s men’s slim fit, the Hack and its women’s relaxed fit, the Betty - is named after the Japanese kabukimono, the name for gangs of wandering samurai (known for their rebelliousness and uncommon mode of dress) during feudal Japan.
Hiut’s kabukimono-inspired, “maverick” jeans have been crafted by the “masters” at the “iconic” Kurabo denim mill in Japan, the brand announced.
The jeans’ “rich colour” and “striking pattern” has been achieved through a yarn-dyeing technique that involves dipping the fabric into the indigo six times in total for the colour to strongly take to each yarn, Hiut said. An increasingly multi-textured looking jean will emerge after each wash, due to the ecru yarn gradually taking some of the indigo colour over time.
The weave of the denim has been combined with 2% stretch to make it the “ultimate” comfort jean to “Zoom the day away” in, Hiut joked.
Image: Hiut Denim.
